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FRENCH DEFENCE
The Steinitz Attack

Black plans 2..P-Q4, 3..Kt-KB3 against White's KP before ..P-QB4 to undermine the base of his centre.
White moves his King's Pawn a further square to K5(e5) to prevent a Black ..Kt-KB3. This rarer line was played six times by Steinitz in the 1882 Vienna tournament. W-Alt.
     White   Black
 1.  P-K4    P-K3
 2.  P-K5

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